Battalion Editorials
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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1953
‘’Old Army’ Banner
Replaces ‘Old Glory’
‘‘Old Glory” has been replaced by “Old
Army.”
Small Group Ruins
Sports mans h ip
The inconsiderate acts of a few often de
stroy the works of many.
This was shown quite clearly Saturday
night at the football game with the Univer
sity of Houston:
About 15 cadets, supposedly freshmen, ran
from behind the stadium and stole a sign
which University of Houston students had
placed near their visiting cheering section.
They took the flag to the Aggie section on
the other end of the stadium and tore it up,
grabbing the pieces for “souvenirs.”
The Southwest Conference Sportsmanship
committee is an organization to further the
friendly spirit between schools in the con
ference. This committee was the idea of
A&M students. The trophy, which the com
mittee awards each year, was donated by The
Battalion.
In a moment when they weren’t thinking,
a few freshmen possibly destroyed all the
chances which A&M had of winning the
trophy this year. Every game in which a con
ference team participates is included in the
judging for the honors, not just SWC games.
The corps of cadets also does a lot to bet
ter relations. It demonstrates its spirit when
cadets carry the football teams from the
field after each game. This has been noticed
by many people over the nation, and many
have complimented the corps for this out
standing' show of sportsmanship.
But then these few come along and disrupt
a reputation in a few seconds which many
have worked years to establish.
The flags which usually are flown on the
flag poles in front of the Academic building
and in the upperclassmen’s area have been
replaced by flags representing units in the
corps, and the ropes used to raise the flags
have been cut.
Cadets who put these banners up probably
didn’t realize the possible results of what
they were doing. They put a banner on a pole
which normally flies the flag of the United
States.
The dome of the Academic building also
supports a unit banner. The flag of our na
tion was humbled in this act, and the
possibility of serious injury, even death, to*
the cadets who climbed the building and
placed it there, is quite serious.
We wonder how a mother would feel if
some school official had to inform her that
her son was killed trying to climb the Acade
mic building to put his outfits flag on the
dome top.
A&M supposedly is training cadets in the
corps to take positions of leadership in the
armed services of the nation. These cadets
are training to lead men in upholding and
honoring the nation—its purposes, its ideals,
its flag.
Anyone who would stop and think before
acting would realize that by putting one of
these banners on a flag pole, the nation’s flag
has been humbled.
That’s where the trouble arise. Outfit
spirit, which is fine in its place, often over
runs the principles of honor and integrity
and allows cadets to do things they would
shun when thinking.
The flag in front of the Academic building
is flown at half-mast when an Aggie dies.
If a student dies tomorrow, what will we do,
fly the infantry flag at half-mast ?
News Briefs
Former A&M Students Get
Cadet Rank at West Point
WEST POINTER Bill Thomp
son of Saginaw, an A&M former
student, has been appointed a com
pany commander in the military
academy’s corps of cadets, with the
rank of captain. Other former stu
dents recently given rank at West
Point are George W. Millan, Deni
son, sergeant; and Norman G.
Blahuta, Coleman, corporal.
SECOND installment fees are
payable Oct. 1-16 in the fiscal of
fice. Fee for this installment is
$55.15, covering the period until
Nov. 18.
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A CHECK for $600 has been re
ceived by the agricultural experi
ment' station from the Texas Rice
Improvement association of Beau
mont, in renewal of their portion
of the Boyt Memorial Fellowship
fund.
A FOR3IER member of the A&M
band, Charles E. Yohe, musician
second class, USN, is a member of
the 17-piece navy band aboard the
attack carrier USS Essex.
M/SGT. HARELL M. Drake,
from Eagle Pass, was assigned to
the AFROTC records section here
recently. Sgt. Drake is married and
has three daughters. He was trans-
fered here from the 3565th observer
training wing at James Connally
Air Force base in Waco.
MRS. HELEN Scott, 2504 Col
lege Ave., is the new assistant
editor in the agricultural informa
tion office. A native of San An
tonio, she is the mother of two
children.
Board Questions
(Continued from Page 1)
The board then debated whether
or not to form the committee. Some
members thought students’ answers
to the letters might make the com-
mitte unnecessary.
The board then asked Battalion
co-editor Jerry Bennett, press re
presentative at the meeting, if he
could help explain the enrollment
problem since he is a student at
A&M.
Bennett said he thought Morg
an’s opinions covered the situa
tion. However Bennett said he felt
the situation needed additional
study since several more factors
might be involved.
The suggestion for the commit
tee was withdrawn when Morgan
told the board about the college’s
planned self - evaluation project
which soon will go into effect. The
board felt this project might an
swer it’s enrollment questions with
out having to form the committee.
The board asked Morgan to keep
it informed on his findings con
cerning enrollment.
TWO MEMBERS of the oceano
graphy department attended the
recent annual meetings of the
American Society of Limnology
and Oceanography. The men were
Dr. Donald Hood and lela M. Jef
frey.
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JOHN W. MacQUEEN has join
ed the staff of the floriculture and
landscape architecture department
here. A graduate of Ohio State
university, MacQueen has been
working in Haiti for the last 10
years with an agricultural develop
ment association.
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A HIGHWAY engineering short
course will be held here today
through Oct. 1 in the MSC with
Fred J. Benson of the civil engi
neering department as director.
Four hundred people are expected
to attend.
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SECOND LT. Clifford E. LaMot-
te ’53, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
La Motte, 1207 Munson E., is now
stationed at Camp Detrick, Frede
rick, Md. Before being assigned to
Detrick, he attended the chemical
corps school at Ft. McClellan, Ala.
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MISS GLADYS Martin, state
home demonstration agent, left
Monday for the Texas Home Dem
onstration Assn, meeting in Gal
veston. She was accompanied by
Miss Mena Hogan, home demon
stration field agent for the south
ern states with her home office in
Washington, D. C.
Are You
Interested in the
FOUNDRY ?
Come to a meeting of
the American Foundry-
man’s Society tonite at
7:30, Room 3B of the
MSC.
New Members
Welcome
MOVIES TO BE SHOWN
The Battalion
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Co-Editors
JERRY BENNETT, ED HOLDER
Chuck Neighbors Managing Editor
Harri Baker ! Campus Editor
Bob Boriskie Sports Editor
Jon Kinslow City Editor
Jerry Estes Basic Division Editor
Bob Hendry Feature Editor
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The city council last night an
nexed the area south of College
Park known as The Knoll.
This section begins at the end of
County road, running east and
south in an oval shape. Councilmen
did not know exactly how many
acres had been annexed.
The move was made effective
immediately by an emergency
clause in the proposed ordinance.
For the people of The Knoll this
will mean several things. They
will now have city police protec
tion, garbage disposal, sewer sys
tems and utilities.
The motion for annexing the ar
ea, which has been before the coun
cil before, was passed last night
after a short discussion.
Decision of the council was based
on the willingness of those living
in this area to become part of the
city through their installation of
water mains and fire plugs to com
ply with city regulations.
Also passed last night was a mo
tion limiting parking by the Col
lege Station State bank to 30 min
utes. The limit was one hour.
The move was made on the re
quest of the bank.
Streets affected by the 30 minute
limit are the north side of Sulphur
Springs Road from Stansey to Tau
ber streets, and Tauber St. from
Sulphur Springs Road to the alley
behind the bank. Only the east
side of Tauber St. is affected.
The council was also asked to
move a city limit sign on Sulphur
Springs Road near the new Vet-
erinary hospital. In a letter from
W. W. Armistead, dean of veterin
ary medicine, the sign was said to
detract from the beauty of the
building.
However, it was brought up that
in moving the sign the suggested
two-tenths of a mile would involve
annexing more property to the
west. Action on the request was
tabled until a further study could
be made.
Also postponed for study was a
request from the citizens on Lee
St. for curbs and gutters. • Those
making the request were willing to
pay for the curb and gutters.
Present at the meeting were 10
Boy Scouts from Troop 102 who
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All the councilmen were present.
AAFW Introduces
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New members were introduced at
the opening meeting of the College
Station-Bryan chapter of the
American Association of Universi
ty Women last night at the Bryan
Woman’s club.
The study groups for the year
were announced. They include
drama, international relations, non
fiction reading, consumer education
and art.
Dr. Meta Brown of the extension
service reported on her trip to Eu
rope this summer. Dr. Brown, ge
neticist specializing in cotton
breeding, attended an international
genetics conference in Italy.
Following Dr. Brown Mrs. Lil
lian Hopper Hermance of Houston
presented the main speech,
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ty.”
The next meeting of the AAUW
will be Oct. 12 at the library at
A&M Consolidated high school.
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